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Estádio Gaivotas
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dalmo Mota kicked off to start the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ramón Mendes in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Gaivotas Adeptos Clube's Benjamin Jacinto. Vinícius Hames kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Murillo Paulista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomé Mota in the 9th minute. EMBU FC's Murillo Paulista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save EMBU FC from getting a goal against them. After 12 minutes, Edmundo de Senna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the EMBU FC and the Gaivotas Adeptos Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Murillo Paulista didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomé Mota went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 21st minute Adriano Quirino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Paulista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dalmo Mota's late challenge caught a EMBU FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalmo Mota helped the player get up and apologised. Dalmo Mota hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Murillo Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalmo Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murillo Paulista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Quirino in the 36th minute of the match. Dalmo Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murillo Paulista having to interfere. Adriano Quirino scored 2-0 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Murillo Paulista, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The supporters of EMBU FC booed when Gaivotas Adeptos Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Arruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmundo de Senna struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Beto Ceresso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EMBU FC. A collision led to Gaivotas Adeptos Clube getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Adriano Quirino hit a great ball. David Barreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Beto Ceresso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaivotas Adeptos Clube's Pedro Arruda took a good shot, in the 67th minute, which hit the crossbar above Murillo Paulista's head, and flew over the goal. EMBU FC's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Gaivotas Adeptos Clube. The crowd rose to their feet as EMBU FC's Edmundo de Senna slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Beto Ceresso. That made the score 2-1 after 70 minutes of play. Murillo Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalmo Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomé Mota might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Murillo Paulista. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomé Mota ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomé Mota scored 3-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Murillo Paulista, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gaivotas Adeptos Clube's Fábio Rosado quite brazenly broke a throw-in by David Barreto, made in the 84th minute of the game. If Edmundo de Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmundo de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomé Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaivotas Adeptos Clube's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.